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Rebellious JC Denton or death-dealing Mr 47? What kind of hero will you be today?

GOG.com is proud to announce that Square Enix is the newest heavyweight addition to our ever-growing GOG.com catalog of great games. SquareEnix is one of the biggest publishers of the modern gaming world with almost 30-years of experience and famous releases for every single existing gaming system.

Deus: Ex Game of the Year Edition and Hitman: Codename 47 are the first titles we’re releasing from Square Enix, and they're available today for $9.99 and $5.99 respectively. Both games were originally released by Eidos in 2000, but not a single drop of greatness has been lost since then. Deus Ex is a magnificent blend of remarkable storytelling, RPG customization, and action-packed shooting. With all GOG.com’s heart we recommend Deus Ex for $9.99 as one of the most captivating and rewarding games ever. EVER! Hitman, a demanding stealth/action/planning game, created a now-iconic bald assassin Mr 47. With a vague name and a vague past, Agent 47 at least has a clear goal: eliminate the target at all costs. For you, the cost of Hitman: Codename 47 is $5.99.

There are a few more heroes from SquareEnix, that deserve a special treatment from GOG.com, and we will be announcing them in coming weeks. Today, it’s time to shave your head and buy an AMT Hardballer or wear sunglasses at night and save the world from the Illuminati.

Daedolon: I almost bought that, but apparently it's bug-ridden filth that crashes constantly. I can't confirm that because I obviously didn't buy it after hearing those rumours.

I'm not sure where you heard the rumours, but they're certainly not true. They're not perfect, and the way they butchered the soundtracks to Road Rash 1-3 by replacing them with some generic soundtrack was appalling, but the games themselves work fine and play fine. Wing Commander and Syndicate sucked balls on the SNES, but they are still very faithful to the original SNES versions.

GeneticFreak: Well, GOG managed to pack those ScummVM and DosBox games so nicely >.<

It's not the same, those game are from PC, ScummVM and DOSBox are included because they originally run in MS-DOS. You are talking about console games, so we need emulation, and that is something illegal seeing from companies perspective.

DarkMaverik: I think people sometimes put too much stock in DRM being a big thing that we all have to worry about. Yeah, it sucks MASSIVELY when Assassins Creed comes out and you can only play it with a constant internet connection etc...

But Deus Ex & Hitman have pretty innocuous DRM if any. I mean, yeah, ok. Your friends can't take a free copy home cus it's on your steam account. But so what? Fighting against DRM shouldn't be about trying to get stuff for free. Every time I've wanted to give a friend a GoG game that I already own, I gift them a copy. I don't just hand them my file. Because I LIKE GoG and want it to make the money it deserves. Same goes for Steam.

jamyskis: If I didn't have Deus Ex and Hitman already on disc, I would have bought the GOG versions in a heartbeat for their lack of DRM. I've experienced plenty of situations where I've been unable to play my Steam games - on a train, at my in-laws for whom WLAN sounds like a public transport network, or when our internet dies (and it does - frequently - as we live in the country).

Not to mention when Steam itself is overloaded during sales periods.

While it's true that Steam can have downtime, it's also true that if you're the kind of person who experiences such downtimes, you can easily fix the "Steam doesn't work in offline mode" bug. Just look into it.

Kyojinmaru: It's not the same, those game are from PC, ScummVM and DOSBox are included because they originally run in MS-DOS. You are talking about console games, so we need emulation, and that is something illegal seeing from companies perspective.

You seem new to the PC gaming.

DOSBox is an emulator. It emulates the OS, processor, video, audio and input hardware like any NES or SNES emulator.

DarkMaverik: While it's true that Steam can have downtime, it's also true that if you're the kind of person who experiences such downtimes, you can easily fix the "Steam doesn't work in offline mode" bug. Just look into it.

Offline mode works fine with me. The problem is if I decide to install a game en route, I'm buggered. You need to have been online once with the game installed for offline to work.

GeneticFreak: Well, GOG managed to pack those ScummVM and DosBox games so nicely >.<

Kyojinmaru: It's not the same, those game are from PC, ScummVM and DOSBox are included because they originally run in MS-DOS. You are talking about console games, so we need emulation, and that is something illegal seeing from companies perspective.

You seem new to the PC gaming.

Oh well, I didn't know about the illegal part. Here's hoping for Commandos and Thief then.